Ramah, Colorado Explained

Ramah, Colorado
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County[1]
Subdivision Name2:El Paso
Government Type:Statutory Town
Established Title2:Incorporated (town)
Established Date2:July 18, 1927[2]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:0.64
Area Land Km2:0.64
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.25
Area Land Sq Mi:0.25
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:111
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:39.1233°N -104.1681°W
Elevation Ft:6099
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:80832
Area Code:719
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:08-62660
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2412523

Ramah is a Statutory Town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 111 as of the 2020 census. According to tradition, the name is derived from India.[5]

History

The area was first settled in a place called Old Zounds, which was 27 miles southeast of Kiowa. The post office, called O.Z. because the applicant just used the initials, existed until at least 1881. The post office was moved from Old Zounds to nearby Ramah in 1889.[6] [7]

Ramah began as a small railroading town along the Rock Island Railroad in the late 1800s. It was incorporated on July 18, 1927. During its peak, it was home to several hundred residents. Eventually, by the mid-1900s, the railroad was shut down, and Ramah suffered, since the railroad connected it to Colorado Springs, forty miles to the southwest. Despite its decline, Ramah continues to exist, with ranching as the mainstay of its economy.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, all of it land.

Demographics

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Active Colorado Municipalities . State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs . September 1, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html . December 12, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Colorado Municipal Incorporations . State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives . December 1, 2004 . September 2, 2007.
  3. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Ramah town; Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 24, 2023 .
  5. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 43.
  6. Web site: Place Names of Colorado. Denver Public Library. July 19, 2018. 467, 516.
  7. Place Names in Colorado (O). Colorado Magazine. 19. 3. May 1942. July 20, 2018 .